language of love
3
4.4
- noun
:
lenguaje del amor
- Through gentle gestures and sweet surprises, they shared a deep language of love that expressed their feelings.
- speak the language of love
- know the language of love
That our souls speak to us in a language of love and aliveness.
- That our souls speak to us in a language of love and aliveness.
Examples
-
That our souls speak to us in a language of love and aliveness.
-
The universal language of love.
-
We will speak the international language of love.
-
Speaks the language of love.
Fiction book (1994) -
Prayer is the language of love.
Blog text (20) -
Shut off from the language of love, Swift seems shut off from love itself.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, Gary Chapman, this man says that we should learn the language of love and that there are five of these languages.
-
How do you almost pre empt what the language of love will be for them so they feel seen and heard and belong.
-
International language of love.
-
The way he held her hand was a beautiful language of love that needed no words.
Synonyms
9
3.7
A word or short phrase used to show love to someone
5
3.7
A word or phrase used to show love and care for someone
3
2.7
A small action that shows you love or like someone
A word used to show love or warm feeling for someone, like 'darling'
Antonyms
How Romantic
3
4.4
3
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('words, gestures, or actions used to express romantic feelings') follows directly from 'language' (a system of communication) modified by 'of love' (the domain), so the composition is predictable. Although slightly metaphorical, this construction is cross-linguistically common and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase language of love sees love as a kind of language: songs, gifts, and kisses are like words. So giving a rose or writing a poem is like 'speaking' love, and the phrase means 'ways to show romantic feelings'.